Today starts a series of posts, where I share different Master Mystery Exhibitors’ Ads from my personal collection:

• Houdini Talks About Himself and the Master Mystery
• Ruth Stonehouse Writes Plays When Only Six
• Houdini’s Tame Eagle in “The Master Mystery”
• The Triumph of Science. A Mechanical Man with a Superhuman Brain
• By Request of Hoover Houdini Chaffs Miss Marsh
• Kidnapped into Pictures
• Handcuffs I Have Met
• Houdini Breaks Own Record in “The Master Mystery”
• Why “The Master Mystery” is a Sure Record=Breaking Serial
• $25 for Houdini’s Secret
• Houdini Made the Kaiser Apologise. The Great Mystic a Victim of Hun Arrogance
• About Publicity

R. I. P.  HARRY HOUDINI !

Detroit News November 1st 1926:

One year ago, I introduced you to  the Mark Spears Monsters Halloween Edition Trading Card Series.

Today, I share two 11×17 Artist Signed Mark Spears Monsters Posters from my personal collecton:

Previously, I posted ads and a program from the Play – ‘Houdini’ at the Goodspeed Opera House in 1997.

That same year, The Official Houdini Séance was also held on the stage of the Goodspeed.  So today, thought I would share the program from my collection (courtesy of Fred Pittella):

Plan to return in October!

HOUDINI The Musical played at the famous Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut September to December of 1997.

Below are some ads and a  program (click images to enlarge) from my personal collection:

That’s right, the District of Columbia, aka the Capital of the United States. Got to do some Houdini Research (images 1 and 2) at the Jefferson Library of Congress (image 3), visit the Capital Building (image 4), Arlington National Cemetery Virginia (image 5), Lincoln Memorial (image 6), and last but certainly not least, got to hang out with Corporate Magician and “Iona” author, Charles Greene III (image 7). Also visited the Natural History Museum and the Air and Space Museum (no images).